Air Force Living

It’s the day before Thanksgiving. The list of things that need to get done before we pack up and head to the Snyder family gathering in Michigan isn’t getting any shorter as I type. Nonetheless, I want to take a few quiet minutes (quiet because I bribed my children, who are upstairs gleefully playing video games on a weekday :…

A few minutes ago Brenn snuggled up to me on the couch and whispered, “hey Momma, do you know that we never took a nap?” At 6:40 PM, I think that he was banking on the fact that this unfortunate situation couldn’t be rectified during the remaining hours of the day : ) Well, I suppose that he’s right. Today…

So, here’s the thing, I’m very much a “pinch of this” and “dash of that” or “whoops, too much this so I should add a little of that” type of cook. When I have recipes, I’m not slavishly following them (which explains why I don’t bake too often ; ). When I don’t have a recipe, I just pour and…

We celebrated Brenn’s birthday a bit early this year. Family was in town and our friends from across the street were getting ready to move to their next assignment (to “PCS” in military terms), so we tossed the calendar out the window and celebrated his June birthday in May. Brenn, approving greatly of this new found nonchalance for dates and…

As a preface: Part of Paul’s job as a chaplain in the Air Force is to pastor one of the chapel services held on the base. There are three different services each weekend at these chapels; a Catholic Mass, a Protestant service and Gospel service. Each of these services function much like an individual church and so Paul is the…

A year ago, I wasn’t thinking much about the universal church, that body of Christ consisting of all people who have put their faith in Christ’s death and resurrection for salvation. But then again, most of you probably weren’t either : ) In fact, (forgive me if this comes as quite the shock), I’d never really thought much about the…

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